When trying to choose the best dog food to feed their pet, dog owners are faced with the unenviable task of picking from the huge selection of dog foods available. Pet shops often have multiple shelves full of different…

As temperatures soar, now is a good time to remind ourselves how dangerous hot weather can be for dogs. In fact, heat stroke can even be fatal, and remarkably quickly. Luckily, it’s almost always preventable! Let’s take…

Spaying a cat, sometimes called neutering or sterilisation, is the surgical removal of sexual organs of a cat. In males, the neutering procedure is often termed castration and is removal of the testicles, whereas in fema…

It was a highly panicked Elsie Trent who called her local veterinary surgery on a Wednesday afternoon. She’d just realised she’s applied the wrong spot-on flea product to her cat, Tabitha. She had applied the product abo…

Cats are very complex creatures when it comes to behaviour. They are known for their sassy independence and their sometimes cheeky nature. Just like in humans, cats can have different personality types; some are affectio…

Many people say that their pets are more than just pets – they’re family. This means for some of us, the loss of a beloved pet can hurt just as much as the loss of a human family member. As such, some people may want to…